ba euro fleet lgw

[bobbyinpompey]

Originally Posted by emma988

hi, i am starting a trianng course in gatwick on 10th and was owndering if anyone else is. im gunna luive in brighton and commute.....is that a good idea??? was also wondering what you are supposed to wear on the 5 weeks training.....if any oneis starting on 10th july thesee you then byyyye

hi, emma988, i'm also starting at LGW on 10/07. As you may have guessed, my name's Bobby and i live in Portsmouth.

[WeLieInTheShadows]

This is only rumour in the training department/insider knowledge but it would seem that new entrants starting from end or July (31st I guess) will be 737/777 trained.

Fits in with recency and the general rumour mill.

As a trainer I have my First Class training in mid July and then I guess will be delivering it to all crew after that.

[flyer55]

Yeah courses from 31st July onwards will be trained on both 737 / 777 which will come under the 90 day recency! If your planning to commute you should be ok as alot of crew do commute within the uk and worldwide for Eurofleet LGW. Trips can very from 1 day to 4 day trips which will be covered in your training , hope that helps !!

[eman75]

Hi guys,

Just wondered what is the 90 day recency? it is like a new language to me... thanks in advance for the explanation,

I also wondered and I hope I am not being indescreet (again!) with BA do you get payments downroute? I am due to start in early August and I am abviously working out a budget, I just need to know if I have to pay for food and maintenance whilst on trips? I am so new at this but I am really looking forward to it!

One last thing, does anybody know if there is parking at hangar 6 in LGW where the training takes place? and how much it costs per day?

Thanks again for your replies,

[flybywire]

Hi guys,

Just wondered what is the 90 day recency? it is like a new language to me... thanks in advance for the explanation

It simply means that you have to operate at least once (one sector for LH and one return trip for SH) on a specific aircraft to keep your "currency". If you don't fly at least once in 3 months you won't be able to operate on that specific aircraft until you've done a conversion training again.

I also wondered and I hope I am not being indescreet (again!) with BA do you get payments downroute? I am due to start in early August and I am abviously working out a budget, I just need to know if I have to pay for food and maintenance whilst on trips? I am so new at this but I am really looking forward to it!

No, BA's allowances are paid one month in arrears. I'd suggest you save up a little as you'll get your first "proper" salary after completing your 2nd month of flying. That is, for the first 3 months you'll be on your basic salary (+training allowances).

One last thing, does anybody know if there is parking at hangar 6 in LGW where the training takes place? and how much it costs per day?

Thanks again for your replies,

There's some parking at Hanagr6 and it's free for BA employees. You'll have to sign in and out at the secutity kiosk though and show them your ID (or letter with course details on your 1st day). So it's handy if you know your car registration by heart!!!! (I still don't!)

Enjoy it you'll have fun!!

FBW

[SuperBoy]

GOOD Luck!!!

Hi Eman, When you are trained on an aircraft i.e. 737 or 777 you have to operate atleast one sector as crew on that aircraft type within x amount of time. This is a caa (civil aviation authority) regulation.

If you are trained on 1 or 2 aircraft types according to CAA regs you have to operate atleast 1 sector on each aircraft type within 90 days otherwise you will no longer be allowed to work on that specific aircraft type.
If you are trained on 3 aircraft types the same rule applies except you have to operate on these aircraft atleast one sector in 60 days.

As to payments downroute at LGW you get hourly flight pay for when you are downroute. This allowance gets paid to you for each hour that you are away from your base(Ie LGW) So if you check in for a flight to orlando at 12:00 on monday and you get back at 12:00 on wednesday then you get paid 42 x hourly allowance. However this is paid in arrears so basically what you earn in June you will only get in July and what you earn in July you will only get in August etc. etc.

There is parking at hangar 6 and its free, you will receive all the details when BA send you your info pack and contracts.

I hope this helps.

CONGRATZ on getting the job.

[tuismile]

HEY HEY!!

Starting my training on August 7th!!! Anyone else start then??? Handed in my notice yesterday....WITH A SMILE!!!!! LOL....

Congratz to everyone who's starting as well!!!

Rick
xxx

[Virgin Boi]

Hi guys,

Sorry to ask yet another question, but I have heard on Galley FM on more than one occassion that BA LGW will be externally recruiting direct entry Pursers for the new Mid-Fleet. Does anyone know if this is in fact true?

[flybywire]

Originally Posted by Virgin Boi

Hi guys,
Sorry to ask yet another question, but I have heard on Galley FM on more than one occassion that BA LGW will be externally recruiting direct entry Pursers for the new Mid-Fleet. Does anyone know if this is in fact true?

At the moment it is untrue and unlikely for the unions to allow that. It's more likely they'll ask for secondment volunteers from other fleets first.

One thing is sure they have already recruited about 80 pursers in the last few months and as soon as the Cabin Manager recruitment ends they'll continue with the purser development programme and will recruit some more within the fleet. It is likely that this recruitment will be ongoing till they have the numbers they need. To apply you need to have 1 year flying experience for BA + 1 year flying for another airline or 2 years flying experience for BA, so promotion will be quick anyway!!

The fact that they do need pursers doesn't mean that they'll recruit anybody though, just "because they're desperate" (as I've heard somebody say). In fact lately there have been some tears around Jubilee too

FBW

[flyer55]

Eman - when you are down route you get Bed and Breakfast for Eurofleet Gatwick . However, if you departing hotel very early in the morning you get a voucher for Food for Room Service which will be deducted from your Bill on checkout and Tea & Coffee provided for you in Reception usually . If you are leaving later you get a voucher for Breakfast . Most Hotels have Tea & Coffee in the Rooms except Hotels in France, Italy and Switzerland . This should all be covered in your training !

[love2flyxxx]

Hi all,

A huge congrats to everyone whos due to start at Ba soon. I recently finished my training course and have been on line just over a month.

Coming from a charter background I have to say that I was worried about going into such a huge company. But everyone has been great. I can honestly say I don't think I have met 1 person yet that hasn't been genuinely pleased to have me on the crew.

BA have been fab and the trainers couldn't have been any better. As for the night stops, I already have some good storys and Ive only been there a month!!

If I can help with an insiders view of training or any thing else then let me know.

Enjoy training and ill see you online!
xxx

[host25]

Hi Guys I am starting on the july 10th course at LGW I also live near Portsmouth!! I am looking at staying near crawley and commuting to Gatwick for the course.

[emma988]

come to brighton

Originally Posted by host25

Hi Guys I am starting on the july 10th course at LGW I also live near Portsmouth!! I am looking at staying near crawley and commuting to Gatwick for the course.

hey, im starting on 10th and i am commuting from brighton. its 30 mins on train and 5.70 cheap day return as there is a direct link. if i had a choice iwould move to brighton as its fab in the summer and so much goes on, and ul know me!!!

[singlesettofly]

training

I am starting on the 17th July is anyone else starting on that date. I am so excited and feels like it is never going to come around!! Only 4 weeks to go now though!!

[broadabroad]

Hey all!

Training date for LGW EF Aug 14, a friend starting July 10, 3 others starting Aug 28.

Looking forward to it all and just received FSTE training booklets in the mail....

Have heard lots of rumours about EF, just happy to get started!

The lone night stop at my current airline is NCE so it'll be nice to have more than one n/s at LGW. I heard NCL, MAN, LPL, EDI, GLA, ABZ....are TLS and MRS also on there? Or is that GB airways? Aside from that I heard LH destinations of IAH, ANU, KIN and let's face it that's as far as my airport codes knowledge takes me .....also Barbados, Santa Lucia, Atlanta, Dallas, Orlando and Tampa. Can anyone confirm\deny the nightsopts for LGW EF? Much appreciated!

Re: staff travel.......I heard something about 10 free return tickets per year for anyone anywhere on the network. Is someone seriously taking the piss? That's the impression I have!!!

Thanks in advance for answers to the annoying questions....I could discuss ad nauseam....

Cheers
Broad

[Off Stand]

You def do not get 10 free tickets a year!!! You qualify for staff travel after 6 months, get a free ticket after 7 years.

As for the routes, BA do not flying into LPL from LGW. The long haul routes are not confirmed as yet as some may/will be moving up to LHR.

[broadabroad]

thanks offstand, i figured someone was having a laugh!

how about the staff travel....with two parents and three sisters in vancouver canada, what can i hope for in terms of staff travel? can some of them travel on my staff travel? would i have enough days off every couple of months to go home to see them?

thanks a lot!

[love2flyxxx]

Don't take my word 100% as im still trying to figure out staff travel fully my self but I have been told that you can put your parents and 1 sibiling on your concessions list. You then have something called hotline tickets. This is a discounted fare, booked online. But the amount of discount depends on the time of year/ how busy the route is etc.
And the down side is you have to pay for all hotline tickets on your card.

Goodnews is you get 20 Hotlines a year and all 5family members travelling at the same time just counts as 1 hotline occasion.

As for night stops. At the moment you can also add amsterdam, bolonga (sorry, i really can't spell!) and jersey to that short haul list.

AS I said though people, PLEASE correct me if im wrong!!!

[broadabroad]

thanks for the inside info, i really appreciate it! the hotline thing sounds like a good deal though since i want to go on holiday just once with my family.....just once!!!

[flyer55]

Broadband , you do get nightstops in the uk and europe and sometime layover days , as well . Current nitestops are NCL, MAN, EDI, GLA, ABZ, JER, AMS, GVA, TLS , MRS, BLQ, and in the winter you get DUB. Longhaul at moment are Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Tampa, Orlando, Bermuda, Barbados, Kingston, Antigua with shuttles to Stlucia, Tobago, Genada.
Some routes may go upto LHR and if they do routes will move down to LGW as their is no room for them, so watch this space .

Regarding your staff travel it will all be covered on your training course.